# The Game Room **URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=342 [Latest](https://boards.straightdope.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://boards.straightdope.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://boards.straightdope.com/tags.md) **Page:** 343 --- ## [NFL Game Rewind](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-game-rewind/625271)
**Author:** [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2012, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-game-rewind/625271 "2012-07-23T20:31:28Z")
The NFL replay packages are up for sale. Was thinking about subscribing. A couple years ago I subscribed cheaply to their mid-season package and I was fairly impressed with the interface and video quality - has it gotten… --- ## [What would make you abandon your team?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-make-you-abandon-your-team/627690)
**Author:** [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Replies:** 76\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2012, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-would-make-you-abandon-your-team/627690 "2012-07-23T20:30:52Z")
So sports fans, what (if anything) would make you abandon your team? I was sitting in Citifield on the hottest day of the year and I was thinking about it. I am a Yankee fan who also follows the Mets. I love going to gam… --- ## [The Doom that Came to Atlantic City](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-doom-that-came-to-atlantic-city/629105)
**Author:** [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2012, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-doom-that-came-to-atlantic-city/629105 "2012-07-23T16:51:47Z")
The Doom That Came to Atlantic City combines the basic outline of Monopoly with the literature of H.p. Lovecraft. Instead of the collection of Monopoly pieces, you have lovingly crafted cast models of the Elder Gods. Ins… --- ## [Caltech is on NCAA probation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caltech-is-on-ncaa-probation/628453)
**Author:** [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2012, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caltech-is-on-ncaa-probation/628453 "2012-07-23T14:37:20Z")
At the least they’re willing to go after somebody: That’s kinda the ultimate in technicalities, but that’s apparently enough for a three year probation. Good thing they’re cracking down on the serious crimes, eh? --- ## [MLB Awards at the Break](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-awards-at-the-break/628312)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2012, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mlb-awards-at-the-break/628312 "2012-07-23T12:48:26Z")
My half-season award winners: AL Cy Young Verlander MVP Cabrera (though Papi has the statistical lead) NL Cy Young Dickey MVP MCcutcheon --- ## [2012 British Open](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2012-british-open/629112)
**Author:** [@TonySinclair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TonySinclair)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2012, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/2012-british-open/629112 "2012-07-23T12:34:15Z")
Well, somebody should say something about this. – Painful to watch Adam Scott’s last four holes. It wasn’t so much a meltdown as a slow disintegration. I really thought he couldn’t lose as late as the 16th hole. But … --- ## [Baseball Rules Q: Happened today Pirates v. Marlins](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-rules-q-happened-today-pirates-v-marlins/629083)
**Author:** [@UltraVires](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UltraVires)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2012, 9:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-rules-q-happened-today-pirates-v-marlins/629083 "2012-07-23T09:00:06Z")
Here’s the setup…Marlins are batting…one out and a runner on second. The batter hits a line shot into the gap in left-center. The left fielder makes a miraculous catch and the runner barely beats the double play throw … --- ## [OBP lower than BA. How?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obp-lower-than-ba-how/629066)
**Author:** [@CC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CC)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2012, 6:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/obp-lower-than-ba-how/629066 "2012-07-23T06:35:58Z")
Jordan Danks has a batting average of .348 but has an on base percentage of .333. I must be confused about what OBP means. I can’t figure out how this could be. How could it be lower than his BA? Little help? --- ## [Steam Bragging Rights Thread (or not)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-bragging-rights-thread-or-not/628822)
**Author:** [@pilot141](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pilot141)\ **Replies:** 30\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2012, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-bragging-rights-thread-or-not/628822 "2012-07-23T04:57:07Z")
The Steam Summer Sale has produced a new badge for everyone - the Years of Service badge. Much like the “Join Date” here on The Dope, it honors when you first signed up for the service. I know I got here late, so I am … --- ## [Should the Penn State football program get the death penalty?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-the-penn-state-football-program-get-the-death-penalty/602543)
**Author:** [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Replies:** 101\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2012, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/should-the-penn-state-football-program-get-the-death-penalty/602543 "2012-07-22T15:51:59Z")
For the obvious reasons, should the plug be pulled on Penn State’s football program? --- ## [Amateur Sports in the US](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amateur-sports-in-the-us/570653)
**Author:** [@FrWindyShephardHenderson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FrWindyShephardHenderson)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2012, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/amateur-sports-in-the-us/570653 "2012-07-22T15:03:27Z")
Being a fan of American Football and even playing the odd pickup game (a hard thing to do in Ireland where you have to explain the rules to everyone as you go along), I started to wonder about the amatuer playing of spor… --- ## [Will oppressive heat result in good fishing this fall?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-oppressive-heat-result-in-good-fishing-this-fall/628947)
**Author:** [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2012, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/will-oppressive-heat-result-in-good-fishing-this-fall/628947 "2012-07-22T14:55:28Z")
Follow my thinking here. It has been hot for a long time; it got very hot early and it basically hasn’t let up since. I expect it to be nastyhot up to or through September. Casual fisherpersons (self included) are dou… --- ## [Anyone played Panzer-Corps?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-played-panzer-corps/628905)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2012, 11:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-played-panzer-corps/628905 "2012-07-22T11:44:26Z")
I haven’t checked to see if there were any threads on this (apologies if there were previous threads about this game), but thought I’d ask here to see if any 'dopers have tried it out. It doesn’t seem to be on Steam, sa… --- ## [Justin Morneau on paternity list](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/justin-morneau-on-paternity-list/628990)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2012, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/justin-morneau-on-paternity-list/628990 "2012-07-21T23:29:08Z")
Ms. Morneau is due to have their 2nd child. Twins put him on the 72 hour Paternity List. What if she doesn’t she doesn’t deliver during that window? (assuming she isn’t induced) --- ## [Liquid Rainbow (Diablo 3 spoiler question)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liquid-rainbow-diablo-3-spoiler-question/628921)
**Author:** [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2012, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/liquid-rainbow-diablo-3-spoiler-question/628921 "2012-07-21T14:17:27Z")
Simple question here for 'dopers who have acquired the Liquid Rainbow item in the Cave of Mysteries. I’ve seen multiple YouTube videos on how to get this item…they all indicate that it should be on the first level of th… --- ## [Miami Hurricanes (still) in trouble (again)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/miami-hurricanes-still-in-trouble-again/628936)
**Author:** [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2012, 7:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/miami-hurricanes-still-in-trouble-again/628936 "2012-07-21T07:31:59Z")
As a Florida State Seminole, I admit to some small amount of schadenfreude at reading this today: \[ \](http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/F/FBC\_MIAMI\_NCAA\_INVESTIGATION?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=201… --- ## [The Jeremy Lin Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeremy-lin-thread/612509)
**Author:** [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Replies:** 147\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2012, 7:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-jeremy-lin-thread/612509 "2012-07-21T07:27:28Z")
Let me be the first to start a thread on this kid. We could be witnessing something truly special. No one knew he was last week. Today he is a household name. His name was probably mentioned more times today than Bar… --- ## [SDMB RPG: Shadows of Arcady - Setup Thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-rpg-shadows-of-arcady-setup-thread/623834)
**Author:** [@AClockworkMelon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AClockworkMelon)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2012, 4:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sdmb-rpg-shadows-of-arcady-setup-thread/623834 "2012-07-21T04:26:06Z")
SDMB RPG: Shadows of Arcady Welcome to the play-by-post RPG: Shadows of Arcady, in the vein of the illustrious Fighting Ignorants, the years-long Middle Earth D&D Game and my own, briefly-successful Rule of Three (RoT).… --- ## [The google movies game](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-google-movies-game/628899)
**Author:** [@Uosdwis\_R.Dewoh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uosdwis_R.Dewoh)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2012, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-google-movies-game/628899 "2012-07-20T22:53:17Z")
The game is simple: To get a movie as the first link on google using the fewest amount of keywords. You can’t use any words in the title; the names of characters or cast; the names of fictional places like Coruscant in S… --- ## [Good first person shooters?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-first-person-shooters/601891)
**Author:** [@Dog80](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dog80)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2012, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/good-first-person-shooters/601891 "2012-07-20T15:48:35Z")
I started playing Rage a couple of days ago and I hate it already. What I hate most about it is that each enemy needs half a magazine to go down. And it doesn’t matter if you manage a headshot, the enemy won’t even flinc… --- ## [Why should I care about the Olympics](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-should-i-care-about-the-olympics/628560)
**Author:** [@tellthetruth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tellthetruth)\ **Replies:** 53\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2012, 11:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-should-i-care-about-the-olympics/628560 "2012-07-20T11:45:26Z")
Other than the patriotism of it…USA USA, our teams winning medals, who cares about the Olympics? When is the last time anyone scoured the channels looking for broadcasts on track and field and swimming? I wish our corpor… --- ## [Poker question - Hold 'em](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poker-question-hold-em/628686)
**Author:** [@Xema](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xema)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2012, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poker-question-hold-em/628686 "2012-07-20T02:02:54Z")
Why is it common, even in high-level games, to see players look at their cards more than once? I’m assuming that for anyone with the skill to play at this level, remembering the suit and denomination of two cards is tri… --- ## [Is Slow-Pitch Softball Dying?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-slow-pitch-softball-dying/628648)
**Author:** [@Barkis\_is\_Willin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barkis_is_Willin)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2012, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-slow-pitch-softball-dying/628648 "2012-07-19T20:41:30Z")
This article is a year old, but claims that slow-pitch softball has been on a steady decline. An ASA (Amateur Softball Assoc.) rep says it’s because baby boomers are retiring from the sport and the new generation is mor… --- ## [Dungeons and Dopers: Planescape](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dungeons-and-dopers-planescape/623452)
**Author:** [@FinnAgain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FinnAgain)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2012, 8:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dungeons-and-dopers-planescape/623452 "2012-07-19T20:38:03Z")
The Dungeons and Dopers crew is starting a secondary campaign this summer (no room for new applicants currently, but we’ll possibly have room for alternates/puppeteers and we’ll definitely have room for people who want t… --- ## [Any MOBA's more streamlined than DOTA2?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-mobas-more-streamlined-than-dota2/628669)
**Author:** [@Kinthalis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kinthalis)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2012, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-mobas-more-streamlined-than-dota2/628669 "2012-07-19T16:41:01Z")
So I haven’t really delved into DOTA 2 much at all, and today there was a Gamestop video showing you the ropes which I enjoyed… until you start getting into the ludicrous layers of complexity, which appear to exist only … --- ## [Funny/Cool Baseball Catchphrases/Sayings](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-cool-baseball-catchphrases-sayings/628253)
**Author:** [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2012, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-cool-baseball-catchphrases-sayings/628253 "2012-07-19T14:36:52Z")
I was listening to a bit of the Reds game on the way to pick up my sons from their Mom. Chris Welsh was calling the game. Kyle Loshe was pitching for the Cardinals and Welsh says this about him: “Loshe works really quick… --- ## [Stephen Strasburg](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stephen-strasburg/628554)
**Author:** [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2012, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stephen-strasburg/628554 "2012-07-19T13:24:24Z")
How should the Nats handle him? Play for now, or the future? --- ## [Back in time with fellow dopers and modern gear, who and what goes with you? (restart tech question)](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-in-time-with-fellow-dopers-and-modern-gear-who-and-what-goes-with-you-restart-tech-question/628414)
**Author:** [@Oliveritaly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oliveritaly)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2012, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/back-in-time-with-fellow-dopers-and-modern-gear-who-and-what-goes-with-you-restart-tech-question/628414 "2012-07-18T21:32:32Z")
Well I guess it’s time to come clean. I know, I know I should have come clean sooner. I’ve been busy. It’s not my fault. See, the truth is I’m a powerful wizard\* that’s discovered a way to send 25 people (and all th… --- ## [Mass Effect 3 - what was the best ending?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-effect-3-what-was-the-best-ending/628571)
**Author:** [@Mr.Kobayashi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Kobayashi)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2012, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mass-effect-3-what-was-the-best-ending/628571 "2012-07-18T17:02:25Z")
Massive spoilers, obviously. I started a thread on ME2’s endings so it follows suit, now that they’re finished, that we can see what people think of ME3’s efforts, with the free DLC Extended Cut included. Just like the b… --- ## [Call of Duty multiplayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/call-of-duty-multiplayer/628392)
**Author:** [@Saint\_Cad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Cad)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2012, 9:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/call-of-duty-multiplayer/628392 "2012-07-18T09:28:23Z")
A simple question that I can’t seem to find online. Not counting the PS Network, just boys sitting in my living room Saturday night, how many people can play CoD Modern Warfare 3 or Black Ops simultaneously? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=341) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/c/the-game-room/17.md?page=343)